Washington State Welcomes 9th JDAI Site With the support of its Superior Court judges, the Clark County Juvenile Court became the ninth jurisdiction in Washington to participate in JDAI. A community event launching the initiative was held January 30, 2013. Read More
Annual JDAI Conference Celebrates Success The 19th JDAI Interstate Conference was held in April 2012 as a three-day event that included more that 40 workshops and also celebrated the initiative's past two decades of success. Read More
Tarsha Jackson Receives Bimel Award for her Contributions to Detention Reform Parent-turned-advocate Tarsha Jackson received the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Natalie S. Bimel Award for her efforts to ensure the inclusion of families in detention reform efforts. Jackson, the coordinator of Texas Families of Incarcerated Youth, received the honor in Houston during JDAI’s 2012 Intersite Conference in April. Read More
Success Beyond 18 Initiative is Launched by Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Led by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, Success Beyond 18 is a national campaign to build a better path for young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood. Read More
Sites Selected to Pilot New Deep-End Reform Strategy At the 2012 JDAI Intersite Conference in Houston, leaders discused the Casey Foundation's intentions to expand the focus of JDAI to the "deep end" of the system, focusing on safely reducing post-dispositional incarceration and other forms of out-of-home placement. Read More
Infant Mortality Rate at Historic Low The rate of infant mortality has dropped 34% since 1990 in the United States. This proves to be an all-time low in the country. Read More
Members of the 2013-2014 Children and Family Fellowship Sixteen leaders from across the country have been named to the 2013-2014 class of the Children and Family Fellowship. Read More
20th-Anniversary Children and Family Fellowship Class Announced Sixteen children and family services leaders will work toward community and system reform. Read More
Child Maltreatment Rates Increase In 2011, approximately 663,000 children experienced maltreatment, with younger children being included in this group at an increasing rate. Read More
Latest Results Report Show Significant Site Progress Each year, JDAI sites send results reports to the Casey Foundation informing them of the progress and impact of detention reform in their jurisdictions. These results have shown that sites have continued to achieve significant reductions in the use detention while improving public safety and sending fewer youth to state facilities. Read More
